Where does “gammastråling” come from?
gammastråling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stråling, from Norwegian Nynorsk stråle, from Middle Dutch strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu.
gammastråling (Norwegian Nynorsk): gamma radiation
Ancestry of “gammastråling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stråling | radiation |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stråle | a ray; to shine, beam, radiate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | strâle | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | strāla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *strālu | — |